going to be a windy ride home tonight:backpedal:
40 mph gust out there

Came in late today (around noon) and I was getting pushed all over the place. Tonight should be interesting.

Anyone going to the BBC social on sunday? I just RSVP-ed a yes.

I'll be there.

I was searching about on google recently for brew pubs. There were two I found that were both far out of town, but that got good reviews. So, that got me thinking of Beer Ride v.2 as a whole different thing. A 100K that would need a drive to the start.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/252642

Also finished up this ride idea last night:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/252340
Called "Walk the Line" a 200K w/abt. 6K worth of climb. :)

Yeah, it was windy! Made for a quick push home for me until I got to Pulaski Hwy where the wind was trying to push me out into traffic. I had to get really low on the drops and slow down a little.

:thumb: Probably much more scenic then some of the points we rode through.

So, on the 200K, is Hunt Valley the high point?

It's going to suk tomorrow morning, too, according to the attached:

Yeah. That corridor is a beautiful one.

Do you mean cultural high point or altitude? Highest altitude is after the first pass into PA.
As far as culture, I can't give HV high marks. :rolleyes:

It was cold as well. I had to ride to Glen Burnie to pick up my car. I actually had the wind behind me. I was flying....and freezing. I was under dressed for the ride. Yesterdays AM commute wasn't as cold as last nights. The car...still not fixed:( Electrical problem. Drove in today as I have a months worth of after work errands to run. But coffee, tunes, warm ride...kinda nice for a change.
NR I was driving in real early(5:30) and was thinking about you biking in. Twas a cold this morn'

The walk the line ride takes in some steep areas. I haven't looked closely at it but I have kayaked in that region(Muddy Creek/Cordurus creek, tributaries to the Susque.) and there are some really nasty climbs. Makes some of the hills in Catonsville look flat.
What pubs are you talking about. The one in Frederick I am familiar with, Gettysburg????

Yes, it was cold--actually had ice on the bottom section of my jacket zipper and the waist cinch quick-disconnect of my backpack, likely from where sweat was dripping out. But, I was very comfortable. It wasn't nearly as cold as that morning in January that had a windchill around -3F.

I'll be there. Gloria has been on a mission to get me to come out for it. :lol: Something always seemed to come up in prior years, and I never made it. I'll probably have to leave early, though.

So, I'm "officially" in my new place, but it still looks like a bomb went off in there. I'm trying to get everything organized (still just trying to *find* stuff!) but I should be riding to work soon. Further incentive on that front: the drive to work from the new place is much more aggravating than it was from Catonsville, where I could be on I-95 in about 90 seconds. It's about 7 miles shorter, but still takes the same amount of time in the car (about 20-25 minutes.) Biking distance will be about 9 miles.

Pretty country along that line though. I bet that current route has several dirt roads in it. I'll scan it with google satellite view and try to re-route and remove the unpaved areas that I can find.

http://www.abcbrew.com/gettysburg/index.htm

I say the unpaved roads make it more sporting. I will of course need to give much advanced notice, especially if it is a Sunday:notamused:

On Monday, I am likely to dry run the upper half of this:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/243657 (100K)
I'm riding the whole 200K on April 5th, but I need to give the upper portion a shake down.

I'll drive up to Wally's at Middletown and Rayville, ride the route up to the lunch stop in New Freedom and loop my way back to Wally's. Leaving at 12 noon on Monday. Any fellow riders are welcome.

How Green Was My Valley

http://bimactive.com/ba/journal/post/10783/20860

Nice ride.
So, is bimactive saying 8500' of climb on that ride? or am I reading it wrong.

You are reading it correctly... about the same as Chuck's Garmin.

EDIT: BTW, my iBike data is now in the blog entry. It shows less climbing, but it was modified by my TrainingPeaks software (~8000 ft). The iBike software showed climbing at ~6800ft.

So, which one do you believe? I've been going along with the crowd since they all have GPS devices and don't speak iBike.

Good Morning to All,
I finally got my P7 in last week SKU 19189, I went out for a ride @ dusk yesterday and did my dundalk loop then headed to the harbor, windy but bearable. Almost got hit twice coming down boston.
1/first almost I was going slow and a car came out from my right making a right turn, She blocked my path and traffic was heavy so I didn't want to go left into traffic, so I went right to go around her and she cuts the wheel right and I swear I was less than a 1/4" from laying on her hood. I looked back she was looking a little scared, but no harm done.
2/some suv started pulling out of a parking spot by capt. james resturant and came pretty close, again no harm done.
I did have my 150lm handle bar light on.

So I got to the harbor and placed the P7 on my helmet w/my velcro strap. I left the harbor and because I have good light all the way til Natty Bo, I put it on strobe mode, I had everything reflective, shoes,signs,cop cars, cones, etc. Flashing as far as I could see. I got to Natty Bo and went to high mode, nice 10 foot wide hot spot that I can project really far ahead of me, spill is about 30 feet, easilly I can light up buildings and cars from over 50 feet away. I had 0 close calls on the way home, if anything more people yeilded to me or at least went WTF is that and stopped.

This new light is much much much brighter than my old 200 lumen 9060. I'll do beam shots eventually, I wanna ride down north point by bauers farm to do them thataway I don't have all the ambient lighting I have around here.

Maybe I can convince NR to go to so I can compare it to the death star.

Anyone ever want to do late start or night rides weekend or weekday let me know, my weekend daytimes aren't happening til may.

Come on March 8!!!! Spring Forward.

Man their were some mean cross winds yesterday. Road with a freind on a 40 mile route and we were getting blown all over the place.

You probably could talk me into a night time ride--once it gets warmer. I'd have to put the L&M ARC HID back on the handlebars to make the 'death star'--all of about 1 minute.

The DC RAND ride had the wind either to our backs or in our faces, but no crosswind drama.

Mr -3 turning down a ride and NOT on the bike today, everything ok, did you bump your head? or did you text while biking? which BTW is dangerous.

I would have rather had the wind in front or behind, just because how strong it was coming across us. Even with the pace line staggering across to help block the wind, we still got blown around ha. Got some breaks towards the end but it was a interesting one ha.

Yesterday, I already made up my mind that since I've matched last month's mileage (1,020 miles) that I would take today (Sunday) as a complete rest day--a good decision since it looks like I will again battle cold high winds tomorrow. I still have this week to go yet, so one day off the bike is nothing.

I wasnt sure where to post this, but I figured that some of people here would have some good ideas about biking to/from Camden Yards.

I think I am pretty set about GETTING there. My house is by Lake Montebello so I would take 33/32 to hopkins to the JF Trail to St. Paul down into the city. Sound ok? I would rather add another mile than travel on Harford rd with my girlfriend. (safety/neighborhood concerns)

Its getting back to the lake that worries me. It isnt really the night riding (I ride in the dark home from work all of the time) that concerns me. Its riding with the post game traffic/bad neighborhoods. The stretch of the JF Trail from the train station to hopkins worries me in the dark....is it not really a problem?

Also, if anyone has any ideas about where to park my bike at the stadium that would be great. I have heard that there are some racks by where you can buy tickets. Is that the best location?

Thanks in advance!